Bumblebee Communities (Apidae, Bombini) in Urban Parks in Relation to Park Area and Other Characteristics

• Autorzy: Zajdel Barbara , Borański Mikołaj , Kucharska Kornelia , Jojczyk Agata , Brzezińska Katarzyna

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2019.67.1.007

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The diversity and abundance of bumblebees (Bombus Latr.) in eight parks of Warsaw city and the impact of park size (range from 1.9 to 73 ha) as well as other selected characteristics (the percentage of the area covered by tree and the quality of park surroundings) on the bumblebee community were evaluated. In each park, bumblebees were observed along designated paths for 30 minutes. In total, 12 species of bumblebees were recorded, of which four belonged to cuckoo bumblebees (Psithyrus subgenus). We found: B. terrestris (L.), B. lapidarius, (L.), B. pascuorum (Scop.), B. hortorum (L.), B. semenoviellus (Skorikov), B. hypnorum (L.), B. ruderarius (Müller), B. pratorum (L.) and four cuckoo bumblebee species: B. (Ps.) bohemicus (Seidl.), B. (Ps.) campestris (Pz.), B. (Ps.) rupestris (F.), B. (Ps.) vestalis (Fourc.). The size of parks, percentage of area covered by trees, and characteristics of the areas surrounding the parks were found to be not significant for the diversity and abundance of bumblebees in urban parks. However, our results indicate the importance of the semi-natural areas within the parks for the species diversity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Bombini; Bombus; green areas; parks; urban landscape

PL

kumak; trzmiel; tereny zielone; parki; krajobraz miejski

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 67, nr 1
• Strony: 84--93
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 46 poz., mapa, rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Zajdel Barbara

• Apiculture Division, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 166 Nowoursynowska St, 02-787 Warsaw

autor

Borański Mikołaj

• Apiculture Division, Research Institute of Horticulture, 2A Kazimierska St, 24-100 Puławy

autor

Kucharska Kornelia

• Division of Zoology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 8 Ciszewskiego St, 02-787 Warsaw

autor

Jojczyk Agata

• Laboratory of Evaluation and Assessment of Natural Resources, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 166 Nowoursynowska St, 02-787 Warsaw

autor

Brzezińska Katarzyna

• Apiculture Division, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 166 Nowoursynowska St, 02-787 Warsaw

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